Music & Technology - how to use ACID EXPRESS

  1. Ask Mr Lozelle to upload ACID Xpress freeware to your computer
  2. Go to the school network and access Digital Work Upload
  3. Go to your teachers account - Mrs Popovic OR Miss Benjamin
  4. Go to 2010/Year 9/Best of 2008 Packs
  5. Save this file to your 'Mylocal' drive
  6. Access these loops at home or at school to create your composition
  7. Select a folder such as dirty disco, La isla etc...
  8. Double click any loop you like
  9. It should appear at the top of your screen.
  10. Click the paint brush icon
  11. Paint the track across for as long as you want it to play
  12. Do this again and again and arrange your composition using these loops

You can also drag and drop in a song from your files into the project!

Music & Technology


What forms of technology have been used to manipulate "If I Only had a Brain" from the Wizard of Oz?


Do you recognise the riff used in the song below?

Year 9 Listening Task. Answer these Questions:




Salmon Dance - The Chemical Brothers



See you Again - Breathe Carolina


Sneaky Sound System - UFO



Freestylers - Don't Stop the Rock



David Guetta & Chris Willis - Love is Gone



Daft Punk - Around the World